Saturday, May 25 2013 10:38 AM EDT2013-05-25 14:38:46 GMT
Illinois State Police are the scene of a car wreck on U.S. 51 near DuQuoin.Du Quoin State Police and the Perry County Sheriff's Office tells us U.S. 51 is shut down near Highway 14.
Illinois State Police are the scene of a car wreck on U.S. 51 near Du Quoin.
Saturday, May 25 2013 10:18 AM EDT2013-05-25 14:18:36 GMT
Jason Ellis (Source: Bardstown Police)
K-9 Officer Jason Ellis, 33, was shot and killed on the ramp of Exit 34 from the Bluegrass Parkway to Highway 55 in Nelson County early Saturday morning.
K-9 Officer Jason Ellis, 33, was shot and killed on the ramp of Exit 34 from the Bluegrass Parkway to Highway 55 in Nelson County early Saturday morning.
Officials in western Kentucky are taking a cue from Tennessee in their effort to make Owensboro synonymous with bluegrass music.
Officials in western Kentucky are taking a cue from Tennessee in their effort to make Owensboro synonymous with bluegrass music.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) -
Cape Girardeau's new scooter ordinance goes into effect Nov. 16.
The following items are now required for operating scooters, mopeds and motorized bicycles with 50 cc and below engines.
Valid driver license
DOT-approved helmet
Only one person; no passengers
Insurance required; must carry proof
Driver must remain seated
Drive on streets with 35 miles per hour or below speed limit
Obey all road rules
Maintain a working headlight, tail light and turn signals
Those in violation may face a maximum fine of $500 and 90 days in jail per incident.
The Cape Girardeau Police Department and Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety will be distributing information to scooter operators as necessary in coming weeks. Information slips, including a color-coded map of streets and speed limits, are also available at shops selling scooters, and at www.cityofcape.org/police.
For more information, call the Cape Girardeau Police Department at 573-335-6621.
Southeast Missouri State University enacted a scooter policy on November 1 after recent crashers, including one that killed Southeast Missouri State student Meghan Herndon.
Herndon's parents say you don't really know how important a helmet is until something like this happens. They say helmet safety is something they'll keep pushing for, just increasing awareness not only to scooters, but people driving around campus.
For more on Meg Herndon's story, you can click here.
After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.
After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.
Saturday, May 25 2013 7:00 AM EDT2013-05-25 11:00:14 GMT
(KTXL/CNN) - A California man scarfed down more than 11 pounds of apple pie ... and somehow lived to tell the tale. Jamie "The Bear" McDonald consumed two giant apple pies in an attempt to break two world
Authorities say they have found a child's body believed to be that of an 18-month-old girl as they continue to investigate a series of Kansas farm deaths.
A body recovered amid an intensive search is believed to be that of a missing 18-month-old girl whose mother was found dead along with two men on a Kansas farm days ago, authorities said Sunday.
Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a "big puff of dust."
The trucker was hauling drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him....
street/speed limit map (Source: City of Cape Girardeau)
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